[bucslover68]

I think you (and bucslover68) may be guilty of assuming "every team except YOURS remains the same" through the season (Varney did tally >80 yds in ONE quarter vs. the Eagles - not exactly a shutdown).

But JC is a good team and has earned a LOT of respect (at least from THIS member) with the way they picked themselves up. I believe a Central/P-burg game would have been a GREAT shootout at the end of the year.

Prestonsburg is 3 scores better now than at the beginning of the season. I say that because the run game is jelling for the Blackcats. The short/intermediate passing game has remained consistantly good all season. But now to play the run, defenses may become susceptible over the top (and we all know how much Coach D. likes to throw deep)...

I have seen Pburg at the first of the year, and at the middle of the season, in person. They have improved, but they still are not a big, or what people traditionally consider a real physical, team. They do not beat you with power, they beat you with quickness and execution. Their overall offense is a beauty to watch because it is precise and effective throwing and running the ball. Their running game has improved, but JC is power and more power with a good dose of athleticism from JK Hall. IMO, JC is two touchdowns better than PBurg. I base this on JC's ability to just line it up and run it down your/our throat. But if you factor in the Eagles' affinity for fumbling the football, well...... That is just my opinion. Teams like Belfry and JC "had" to improve more than teams like Pburg, because they had so much more improving to do. I didn't really get what the reference to Varney had to do with the post. If you can clarify, I would appreciate it. Hey oneeye, you hurt my feelings by saying that we may be guilty "of assuming every team except YOURS remains the same." :biggrin: All teams improve. Pburg was just so far ahead in the passing game the first week. That is what gave them the big advantage over Belfry. Once Belfry had a couple of quarters, and a halftime, to adjust, they really held their own against the Pburg offense. Pburg had a running game that night for the first half, and Belfry adjusted to the jet sweeps after halftime. No one has even addressed the fact that Belfry had not even settled on a QB until earlier that week. Thomas Varney had taken most of the snaps in the preseason and had been at the throttle in 4 of the 5 offensive drives Belfry had in their scrimmage against Hazard. I am sure that Haywood is happy he returned Thomas to the RB position. Also, Belfry had no fully implemented the "THOMCAT" formation, run by Varney, that has given quite a few teams headaches. I look at Belfry and Pburg as two equally talented teams. I would favor each on their home turf, and on a neutral field, it would be a classic.